[SEMI-PUBLIC] Senate Term 9-10

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The following individuals have been elected to the Senate for Term 9-10.

WET: Elizabeth Quara A'rai (Commonality)
New Schleswig: Joe "Iron Man" Treble (UP)
Eutopia City: Gweneth Spumoni (UP)
Jacobia: Fred "The Hammer" Williamson (ESA)
New Lancaster: Chad Hung (P4P)
St. Brendan: Eva Zabor (P4P)
Nouvelle Anjou: Guilliame Granfromage (Federalist)
Nouvelle Aquitaine: Lucille Bouchard (Federalist)
Gloriana: Donald Rogan (UEF)

 

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Fred Williamson was elected Speaker of the Senate with 5-4 votes.

 

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Esteemed colleagues,

the GA has passed a Eutopian State Secrets Act and forwarded it to my office; I hereby submit it to your consideration.

Fred "The Hammer" Williamson
Speaker of the Senate

 

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Fellow fellows,

the General Assembly has passed on two additional pieces of legislation for our consideration, REGGCA and EAGLCS. REGGCA is a constitutional amendment and as such will require six votes to pass.

Fred "The Hammer" Williamson
Speaker of the Senate

 

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"I do not understand this ESSA", says Guilliam Granfromage, "We have always had laws regarding confidentiality. This would seem to obstruct justice! Why can we simply not close the trials? Have them conducted in closed session?

This bill seems to be flawed. I can understand that, in lesser courts, some things should be excluded from testimony if there is a threat and such facts are irrelevant to the outcome, but to completely create a wall of silence around a civilian government that is supposed to be accountable to the people is wrong! There must be some provision for disclosure. A would not object to a special proceeding or guidelines for how such cases involving state secrets should be decided, but to create forbidden topics which, let us be honest, with the burden on the requesting burdens, essentially provides top military and security officials a blank check to do whatever they want, justifying it behind unrevealable state secrets.

My peers, my colleagues, we should all vote "Non!" on this piece of legislation!"

- The Senator from N. Anjou

 

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The Federalist Senators also rise in opposition to REGGCA and question EAGLCS.

EAGLCS is seen as a bit vague. Opposition is not strong, but it seems rather open ended.

However Federalist opposition to REGGCA is very strong, primarily because of the sucession chain moving to the military, which is the source of many fears and apprehensions about a police/security state, but also because of the complete ommission of the provincial officials, the Chancellors who serve in executive office, and, as the Federalists feel, are FAR more qualified and are a MUCH more legitimate option for governance to lead a civilian government.

Opposition to REGGCA by the Federalists is very strong and does not seem to be ameliorated by the UP Senators.

- The Senators from N. Anjou & N. Aquitaine.

 

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The Senate is a flurry of late night activity, as members work to try to complete deliberation on all pending items.

While the Senators' terms do not end when the General Assembly members' do, the Senators have adopted as a general rule that they will attempt to dipose of, positively or negatively, all legislation from the Lower Chamber before the next term General Assembly term begins.


-heagarty
GM Events

 

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The P4P- and ESA-Senators share Federalist concerns with REGGCA. Some of them also point out that REGGCA appears to be in potential conflict with existing constitutional provisions regarding presidential succession: those provisions only mention successors to the Presidency in an *acting* capacity, while REGGCA does not contain that limitation. While a relatively minor matter, the Senators raising it feel it would be preferable not to pass amendments that could potentially result in constitutional confusion.